There being five (5) yea votes and no (0) nay votes thereon, said resolution was declared duly passed and it was so ordered.

A copy of the ordinance, having been placed on the desks of each member of Council prior to introduction, was read by title.

Mr. Stephens explained that this is an annual ordinance that is the second step of the 2020 street lighting program. It is the ordinance that authorizes the city to proceed with the project.

This was a first reading of the ordinance, so Mr. Stephens made no motion.

A copy of the ordinance, having been placed on the desks of each member of Council prior to introduction, was read by title.

Mr. Stephens explained that this ordinance is the third piece of legislation for last year’s Sidewalk, Curb and Apron Project authorizing the assessment of the sidewalk repair costs that have not already been paid directly by affected homeowners.

This was a first reading of the ordinance, so Mr. Stephens made no motion.

A copy of the ordinance, having been placed on the desks of each member of Council prior to introduction, was read by title.

Vice Mayor Byington explained that at the August 6, 2018 meeting, Council adopted an ordinance to regulate the operation of mobile food vehicles, or “food trucks,” on city streets. A key feature of the ordinance was an event-based permit system, whereby permits are issued for specific events sponsored or hosted by an Oakwood property owner.

The system is working well so far. However, representatives of the Oakwood Farmers’ Market have provided constructive feedback, suggesting ways to streamline the permitting process for their food truck vendors. It has been their experience that each week is a scramble to figure out which vendors are available for the following Saturday, and there are always a few last-minute cancellations. This leaves very little time to assemble and submit permit applications, and little time for the city to review them.

The ordinance being introduced is an attempt to make the process more efficient for weekly or monthly events like the Farmers’ Market. It would revise Section 729.03 to include a category for “regularly-recurring” events, and would combine each instance of these regularly-recurring events, within the same calendar year, as a single event for permitting purposes. This will enable the event sponsor to collect and submit permit applications early in the season, which the city can then review and generate a list of approved vendors. The Farmers’ Market will then be free to schedule whichever approved vendors are available in a given week without having to compile a permit packet at the last minute.

This was a first reading of the ordinance, so Vice Mayor Byington made no motion.